才疏學淺

Chinese

		ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just	negligent; sparse; thin	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	shallow; sound of moving water
trad. (才疏學淺)		才	疏	學	淺
simp. (才疏学浅)		才	疏	学	浅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cáishūxuéqiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄨ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ so¹ hok⁶ cin²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cáishūxuéqiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄨ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cáishusyuéciǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-shu¹-hsüeh²-chʻien³
    • Yale: tsái-shū-sywé-chyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairshushyuechean
    • Palladius: цайшусюэцянь (cajšusjuecjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi⁴ so¹ hok⁶ cin²
    • Yale: chòih sō hohk chín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ so¹ hok⁹ tsin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ so¹ hog⁶ qin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ sɔː⁵⁵ hɔːk̚² t͡sʰiːn³⁵/

Idiom

才疏學淺

1. (self-deprecatory) to be of humble talent and shallow learning